Alpaca vs Japanese Serow

Vicugna pacos compared with Capricornis crispus

Key Differences

• Alpaca is Not Evaluated while Japanese Serow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpaca	Japanese Serow
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Chordata (脊索動物)	Chordata (脊索動物)
Class same	Mammalia (哺乳類)	Mammalia (哺乳類)
Order same	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)	Artiodactyla (偶蹄目)
Family	Camelidae (Camels)	Bovidae (Bovids)
Genus	Vicugna	Capricornis
Species	Vicugna pacos	Capricornis crispus

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpaca and Japanese Serow share a common ancestor at the Order level: Artiodactyla. (偶蹄目)

Conservation Status

Alpaca

NE — Not Evaluated

Japanese Serow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpaca	Japanese Serow
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpaca

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Ecuador, Nepal, and Norway.

Japanese Serow

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Alpaca

The Alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is a species in the genus Vicugna. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.